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enRemembering Angie Zapata and Reflecting on Media Coverage of Transgender Peoplehttp://www.glaad.org/2010/08/05/remembering-angie-zapata-and-reflecting-on-media-coverage-of-transgender-people
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Your 21<sup>st</sup> birthday is supposed to be a happy moment; it's one of those "big" birthdays. Today would have been Angie Zapata's 21<sup>st</sup>, but just over two years ago, Angie was murdered. On behalf of GLAAD, I sat through the <a href="http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090417/SPECIAL_MEDIA/904169903&amp;parentprofile=search">trial</a> where Angie's murderer was <a href="http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090423/NEWS/904229934&amp;parentprofile=search">convicted</a> and sentenced to life in prison. As I thought of how to honor <a href="http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090415/NEWS/904159962&amp;parentprofile=search">Angie</a> on the occasion of her 21<sup>st</sup> birthday, I decided to take a look at how her life and her story lives on today. The way the media told Angie's story, set the bar for media coverage of stories involving transgender people.</p>
<div style="width: 302px;float:right;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/art.zapata.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-24074" title="art.zapata" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/art.zapata.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="219" /></a>
<p>Angie Zapata</p>
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<p>It is important to take into account the huge role that the media plays in shaping public perspective, and the fact that media coverage often biases criminal and legal <a href="http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090418/NEWS/904189952&amp;parentprofile=search">investigations</a>—such as when media coverage implies that an openly transgender victim shares responsibility for being attacked, simply because he or she is <a href="http://www.glaad.org/page.aspx?pid=376">transgender</a>. In 2008, many first responders to the story of Angie Zapata's murder, including police and media, referred to her with male pronouns and by her male birth name as well as suggesting a <a href="http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/banning_the_trans_panic_defense.php">"trans panic"</a> defense. GLAAD immediately began working with the media to change this, and subsequent media accounts showed drastic improvement in coverage of Angie's story.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, crime stories involving transgender people are all too often sensationalized, with inappropriate focus on a person's gender identity, and include material that is disrespectful and dehumanizing. The bodies of transgender people are rarely granted <a href="http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3216">the same privacy</a> that is given to others in the media. Covering crime stories about transgender people can be challenging, but it is extremely important that it is done well. The first step for a reporter must be to determine if the person's gender identity is relevant to the story—as it would be in the case of a hate crime victim. If so, the next step is to discuss the person's gender identity without disrespecting him or her in any way. We made sure this was done with Angie's story, and on the occasion of her 21<sup>st</sup> birthday, it makes sense to bring attention to how the media covers such stories.</p>
<div style="width: 174px;float:right;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Myra_Ical2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-24075" title="Myra_Ical2" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Myra_Ical2.jpg" alt="" width="164" height="197" /></a>
<p>Myra Ical</p>
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<p>In January of this year, <a href="http://questioningtransphobia.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/houston-tx-candlelight-vigil-for-myra-ical-on-monday-january-25/">Myra Ical</a> of Houston, Texas, a transgender woman, was brutally murdered and found dead in a Houston field. Every initial news report characterized Ical as a <a href="http://www.glaad.org/page.aspx?pid=376">cross-dressing</a> man who was in an area known for drugs and prostitution. Even after authorities knew that Ms. Ical preferred to go by Myra, they used her male birth name and used male pronouns to refer to her.</p>
<div style="width: 145px;float:left;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/toni-alston.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-24076" title="toni-alston" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/toni-alston.jpg" alt="Toni Alston" width="135" height="115" /></a>
<p>Toni Alston</p>
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<p>In April of this year, transgender woman <a href="http://goqnotes.com/6371/info-sought-in-charlotte-transgender-murder/">Toni Alston</a> of Charlotte, North Carolina, was murdered in the front door of her home. First responders to the story of Allston's murder identified her as a 'cross dresser' with an 'alternative lifestyle' and used male pronouns and her birth name instead of her chosen name, Toni. Examples of such problematic reporting abound, however there are also many recent examples of very good reporting in crime stories involving a transgender person.</p>
<p>In April of this year, <a href="http://cbs2.com/local/Transgender.Student.Speaks.2.1665976.html">Colle Carpenter</a>, a transgender man and CSULB student, was violently physically assaulted in a campus restroom, targeted for his transgender status, and had "IT" carved into his chest. It took nearly 8 days for the university to release any news about the incident, but media coverage of the incident was quite fair and accurate, as Colle was regularly referred to as a trans-man and with male pronouns. His preferred name was also used without exception.</p>
<div style="width: 310px;float:right;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/collecarpenter.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-24077" title="collecarpenter" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/collecarpenter-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>
<p>Colle Carpenter</p>
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<p>Myra, Toni, and Angie were all deceased, and unable to identify themselves. Colle survived his attack and was able to self-identify. However, with Myra, Toni, and Angie, as is the case with many transgender murder victims, the evidence of how the person lived his or her life is overwhelming—and simply cannot be ignored by a reporter. Too often reporters replace one medical examiner's report for a mountain of evidence on how that person actually lived his or her life.</p>
<p>The main issues of concern for media coverage of crime stories involving transgender people are the use of correct names and pronouns, and <a href="http://www.glaad.org/document.doc?id=99">elimination of gender-identity bias</a>. First, it is very important that transgender people are shown respect by being addressed by their preferred name and the pronouns appropriate for the gender that they identify with. This is always regardless of whether or not a person has taken hormones, had any form of surgery, or had a legal name change. It is never appropriate to put quotation marks around either a transgender person's chosen name or the pronoun that reflects that person's gender identity. Also, when describing transgender people, a reporter should always use the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/document.doc?id=99">correct terms</a> to describe their gender identity. An example of incorrect use of gender identity terms is the USA Today story on the murder of <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-10-20-hatecrime_x.htm">Gwen Araujo</a>, in which she is referred to as a "transgender boy", called by her male birth name, and referred to with male pronouns throughout the article.</p>
<p>Additionally, it is very important to cover transgender people respectfully not only in cases in which a victim is transgender, but also those in which an accused person or suspect is transgender. A bad example of a story with a transgender person as perpetrator is KTLA's coverage of the trial and arrest of <a href="http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-transgender-crime,0,4008341.story">Crystal Dawn</a>, who was charged with aggravated menacing and criminal trespassing. Throughout this article, Ms. Dawn is referred to with male pronouns and her birth name. On the other hand, coverage of the trial and arrest of <a href="http://www.womeninandbeyond.org/?p=599">Maria Benita Santamaria</a>, a transgender woman charged with possession of methamphetamine, was largely well-done. Ms. Santamaria was always referred to by her chosen name and by female pronouns.</p>
<p>As we remember Angie Zapata on her birthday, we thank all those who regularly follow these guidelines in their reporting and encourage all reporters to follow suit. GLAAD was committed to being involved in media coverage of Angie's murder as much as possible so that she would not be victimized yet again by problematic news stories. We worked to ensure that in death <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/22/transgender.slaying.trial/index.html">Angie</a>'s identity would be respected and honored. It is our hope that with this information,</p>
<div style="width: 155px;float:right;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Angie2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-24078" title="Angie2" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Angie2-145x300.jpg" alt="" width="145" height="300" /></a>
<p>Angie Zapata</p>
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<p>all who work on crime stories involving a transgender person will be able to do the same an ensure that all transgender people are discussed appropriately and respectfully.</p>
<p>Angie, her family, and her friends are in my thoughts today. I'm honored to have been part of the effort to ensure Angie's story was told fairly and accurately after her murder. I'm pleased that media professionals like those at <em>The Tribune</em> in Greeley, Colorado, were willing to take feedback and tell Angie's story respectfully (for which <em>The Tribune</em> was honored with a GLAAD Media Award nomination for Overall Newspaper Coverage in 2009). Hopefully, there will be no more stories like <a href="http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20080810/NEWS/865256674&amp;parentprofile=search">Angie's</a>, Myra's, Colle's, or Toni's. However, if and when they happen, the media has a huge responsibility to tell those stories well.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">August 5, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/angie-zapata">angie zapata</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/angie-zapata-murder-trial">Angie Zapata Murder Trial</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/colorado">Colorado</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/media-reference-guide">Media Reference Guide</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/transgender">: transgender</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/transgender-day-remembrance">Transgender Day of Remembrance</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:18:27 +0000Adam33127 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/08/05/remembering-angie-zapata-and-reflecting-on-media-coverage-of-transgender-people#commentsUPDATE: Vigil Held to Mourn Death of Transgender Woman in D.C. Draws Support From Community and National Organizationshttp://www.glaad.org/2009/08/31/update-vigil-held-to-mourn-death-of-transgender-woman-in-d-c-draws-support-from-community-and-national-organizations
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The vigil held at the site of Tyli’a “NaNa Boo” Mack’s death last Friday evening in Washington, D.C. brought family, friends, activists, and allies together to mourn the loss of a well-known member of D.C.’s transgender community as well as to denounce the ongoing violence against transgender people, particularly transgender people of color, across the nation.</p>
<p>As we <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2009/08/28/two-transgender-women-stabbed-in-broad-daylight-one-dead/">reported in our blog</a> on Friday, NaNa Boo and her friend, another transgender woman, were attacked and stabbed on the 200 block of Q Street, in Northwest Washington, D.C last Wednesday, August 26<sup>th</sup>. The surviving victim has recovered from her critical condition and is now preparing to appear before a grand jury to relate the events of the attack.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/12712/more-on-tylia-nana-boo-mack-from-dc-trans-coalition">Pam’s House Blend</a> posted a brief video depicting the scene at the vigil, where many mourners gathered despite the rainy weather. The same posting contains a handful of poignant Tweets from attendees of the vigil, organized by <a href="http://theincdc.org/">Transgender Health Empowerment</a>, the transgender services organization where NaNa Boo is thought to have been taking her friend when the two were attacked walking down the sidewalk</p>
<p>Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the <a href="http://nctequality.org/">National Center for Transgender Equality</a> tweeted from the vigil, “The rain here does not feel cleansing today. Just sad.”</p>
<p>Allyson Robinson, Associate Director of Diversity with the Human Rights Campaign, tweeted the following comment from NaNa Boo’s mother, Beverly, during the proceedings:</p>
<blockquote><p>I did not know my baby was so loved by you all. Thank you so much.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0809/653863_video.html?ref=newsstory">NewsChannel8 / ABC7 </a>covered reactions from family, friends and representatives of Transgender Health Empowerment.</p>
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Organizations across the country issued condolences, including the <a href="http://nclrights.wordpress.com/">National Center for Lesbian Rights</a> in San Francisco, following official statements made by T.H.E. as well as the DC Trans Coalition (covered in our previous blog).</p>
<p>Matt Kailey, of the <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-12237-Transgender--Transsexual-Issues-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Tylia-NaNa-Boo-Mack-vigil-held-for-murdered-DC-trans-woman">Examiner.com</a>, wrote:</p>
<blockquote><p>Trans women, and especially trans women of color, are particularly vulnerable to this type of violent attack. The <a href="http://www.coavp.org/">Colorado Anti-Violence Program</a> has informed me that one thing concerned citizens can do in these situations is to hold the media accountable for reporting this violence and for using correct names and pronouns in their reporting.</p></blockquote>
<p>While overall NewsChannel8 provided fair and accurate coverage of the aftermath of NaNa Boo’s slaying, their reports contained repeated references to “transgenders.” Previous news coverage from other sources has referred to the incident as a stabbing of “transgender men” and persisted in referring to the victim by her given name. GLAAD is continuing to reach out to these media outlets to provide them with resources, including our <a href="http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=376">Transgender Terminology Guide</a>, to improve future reporting surrounding transgender-related news.</p>
<p>The latest reports indicate that the Metropolitan Police Department has still not confirmed their intent to investigate the stabbings as a hate crime, though they have acknowledged it as a possibility. So far, however, the evidence seems to point strongly toward that conclusion.</p>
<p>According to NewsChannel 8:</p>
<blockquote><p>Patria Dickerson, Mack's best friend, says Nana Boo did not take verbal abuse on the street silently. "Me and her [were] together an hour before she got murdered. She's outspoken and she's not going to let anybody say what they want to say to her," she said.</p>
<p>The transgender community center says it's providing grief counselors. "They're hurt. They're shocked -- can't believe this happened to Nana Boo," said Anthony Hall of the Transgender Help Empowerment Center.</p></blockquote>
<p>GLAAD is in contact with T.H.E. and is following the story closely to keep you updated with the latest information regarding the case.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">August 31, 2009</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/colorado-anti-violence-program">Colorado Anti-Violence Program</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/hate-crime">Hate Crime</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/media-reference-guide">Media Reference Guide</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/nana-boo">NaNa Boo</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/newschannel8">NewsChannel8</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/stabbings">Stabbings</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/transgender">: transgender</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/transgender-health-empowerment">Transgender Health Empowerment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/washington-dc">Washington D.C.</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:16:46 +0000AnnaWipfler32267 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/08/31/update-vigil-held-to-mourn-death-of-transgender-woman-in-d-c-draws-support-from-community-and-national-organizations#commentsIndiana's WTHR-TV Changes Story GLAAD Named "Worst"http://www.glaad.org/2009/01/26/indianas-wthr-tv-changes-story-glaad-named-worst
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Thanks to a "worst" mention in GLAAD's latest <a href="http://www.glaad.org/BestAndWorst/Dec2008.php">"Best &amp; Worst of National News</a>," and coverage of the<a href="http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/indy_wthr-nbc_reporter_worst_in_the_nati.php"> mention at the Bilerico Project</a>, a problematic news story <a href="http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=9587015&amp;nav=9Tai">has been changed</a> on the website of WTHR, a local NBC affiliate.</p>
<div style="width: 190px;float:left;"><a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/avery_elzy_2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-6141" title="elzy-hunt" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/avery_elzy_2.jpg" alt="Michael Hunt and Taysia Elzy" width="180" height="133" /></a>
<p>Michael Hunt and Taysia Elzy</p>
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<p>Near the end of December, 2008, a transgender woman, Taysia Elzy, and her partner, Michael Hunt, <a href="http://glaadblog.org/2009/01/02/transgender-woman-and-boyfriend-murdered/">were found murdered </a>in their Indianapolis home. Local news media began to identify the Elzy by her male name. They also used male pronouns. GLAAD and local advocates, including Bil Browning of <a href="http://www.bilerico.com/">The Bilerico Project</a>, reached out to reporters to talk with them about how to report on transgender people in a fair and accurate way.</p>
<p>The <em>Indianapolis Star</em> took the most proactive approach in their coverage. Both The Bilerico Project and GLAAD were able to speak with one of their news reporters, Francesca Jarosz, who made sure to <a href="http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901010395">use appropriate terminology</a> when referring to Elzy.</p>
<p>Local station WTHR-TV was another story. Their news reporter Steve Jefferson referred to Elzy as a man in his news story, and was unwilling to use terminology resources provided by GLAAD, which included <a href="http://www.glaad.org/media/guide/index.php">GLAAD's Media Reference Guide</a>, which lists the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/media/guide/style.php">Associated Press (AP) Stylebook's section </a>on transgender issues:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Transgender:</strong> Use the pronoun preferred by the individuals who have acquired the physical characteristics of the opposite sex or present themselves in a way that does not correspond with their sex at birth.</p>
<p>If that preference is not expressed, use the pronoun consistent with the way the individuals live publicly.</p></blockquote>
<p>After receiving an e-mail back from Jefferson, it was clear he was not interested in changing his story to <a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/media-ref-guide.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6142" title="media-ref-guide" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/media-ref-guide.jpg" alt="" width="197" height="279" /></a>adhere to AP guidelines. (He said he did not use female pronouns because he said the transgender victim “was NOT post-op.” )</p>
<p>Thanks to all of those who took action after seeing our "Best &amp; Worst" on glaad.org, <a href="http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/indy_wthr-nbc_reporter_worst_in_the_nati.php">Bilerico</a>, and <a href="http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/01/24/8313">many</a> <a href="http://justinmclachlan.com/09/01/wthr-changes-crime-story-tells-no-one/">other</a> <a href="http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/01/taysia-elzy-dissed-by-brother-reporter.html">blogs</a>. Check out the change it's making on the media landscape in Indiana via <a href="http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/indy_wthr-nbc_reporter_worst_in_the_nati.php">Bilerico's Update</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> I spoke with Carolyn Williams, the News Director for WTHR. The offensive article has been edited to conform with the AP Style Guide. Ms. Williams will also be speaking with her Station Manager about coordinating a diversity training session on LGBT issues with all area television stations.</p>
<p>Ms. Williams was very kind and understanding. E-mailing Ms. Williams with kudos for her prompt response and leadership would be more appropriate at this point!</p></blockquote>
<p>For those interested in thanking Williams: <a href="mailto:CWilliams@WTHR.com">CWilliams@WTHR.com</a></p>
<p>It's exciting to see media professionals take the time out to ensure that stories about transgender people are fair and accurate! In a time when GLAAD still has enough "worst" stories to publish a <a href="http://www.glaad.org/BestAndWorst/Archive.php">"Best &amp; Worst of National News" every month</a>, it's a big step to see a major news station make a change like this.</p>
<p>The next time you see a problematic story about the LGBT community, reach out! Let us know here at GLAAD by filling out a quick <a href="https://www.glaad.org/action/report.php">Incident Report</a> on glaad.org and write to the media professionals involved letting them know how you feel! And if you see a great story, let us know, and thank the reporter as well!<br /></p><div align="left">
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">January 26, 2009</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/local-and-regional-news">Local and Regional News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/transgender">Transgender</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/associated-press-guidelines">Associated Press guidelines</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/bilerico-project">Bilerico Project</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/indiana">Indiana</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/indianapolis-star">Indianapolis Star</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/media-reference-guide">Media Reference Guide</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/transgender">: transgender</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/transgender-visibility">transgender visibility</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/wthr-tv">WTHR-TV</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:35 +0000SarahK31684 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/01/26/indianas-wthr-tv-changes-story-glaad-named-worst#comments